Share of children living with a single parent in Poland

Poland: Share of children living with a single parent was 8.3 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.3
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
32nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
12.9
in 2009
All-time low
8.3
in 2023
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Share of children living with a single parent in Poland, 2005–2023

0510152005201420232005: 12.12006: 11.82007: 12.52008: 122009: 12.92010: 12.52011: 122012: 11.62013: 102014: 9.92015: 9.82016: 9.92017: 9.92018: 92019: 9.32020: 9.12021: 9.12022: 8.92023: 8.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Poland recorded 8.3 for share of children living with a single parent in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Poland peaked at 12.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.3, in 2023.

Poland ranks 32nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.26 11.8 12.9 5
2010s 10.39 9 12.5 10
2020s 8.85 8.3 9.1 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 29 Austria 10.1 compare
  2. 30 Slovenia 9.5 compare
  3. 31 Croatia 8.5 compare
  4. 33 Turkey 6.9 compare
  5. 34 Greece 6.5 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

More reference data data for Poland

All data for Poland →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of children living with a single parent in Poland?
Share of children living with a single parent in Poland was 8.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 12.9 in 2009.
What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3 in 2023.
How does Poland rank for share of children living with a single parent?
Poland ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children living with a single parent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Share of children living with a single parent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 630 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed